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Born on Wednesday August 26, 1665
- Maertge Ariens van Spierenburg (Spierburg), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1706)
- Enneken te Bensel, Dinxperlo
- Amelberga Berthout, Temse († 1733)
- Gertruijt Laurens Willem van Baerschot, Helmond
- Maartje Ariens ( Aris ) Spierenburg, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aeltgen van Heijdra, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Eestermans, Standdaarbuiten
- Maartje Ariens Spierenburg, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Janna te Bensel, Dinxperlo
- Georg Wilhelm Baerveldt († 1728)
Died on Wednesday August 26, 1665
- Margarethe Dorothea ZU RANTZAU (23), Itzehoe, Germany
- Isabeau Jehotte, Vivegnis, Belgien
- Balthasar De Lathauwer (56), Wichelen, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Jacobus Arentsz DISSIUS, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Francois van Bellinghen (70), Brussel, 1000, Brussel Hoofdstad (B)
- Richard PORT (55), Dorking, Surrey, England
- Joost Hendricks Schenckel (59), Bolsward, Sudwest Fryslan, Friesland, Nederland
- Margarethe Dorothea Rantzau (23), Itzehoe, Allemagne
- Isabeau Jehotte, Vivegnis, Belgien
- Joost Hendrix SCHENCKEL (45), Boalsert (Bolsward), Súdwest-Fryslân, Fryslân, Nederland
Born on August 26
- 1582 » Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint († 1637)
- 1596 » Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king († 1632)
- 1676 » Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1745)
- 1694 » Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician († 1755)
- 1695 » Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter († 1791)
- 1728 » Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1777)
- 1736 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist († 1790)
- 1740 » Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon († 1810)
- 1743 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist († 1794)
- 1751 » Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop († 1825)
Died on August 26
- 1551 » Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)
- 1572 » Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)
- 1595 » António, Prior of Crato (b. 1531)
- 1666 » Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)
- 1714 » Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1723 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)
- 1785 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)
- 1810 » Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)
- 1813 » Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)
Names that were popular for boys in 1665
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- John
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Thomas
- Dirk
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1665
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Mary
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Lijsbeth
- Johanna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1665
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 6 » The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world's longest-running scientific journal.
- April 8 » English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
- June 17 » Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War.
- October 5 » The University of Kiel is founded.
- October 29 » Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
- December 10 » The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter